Pelicans News Around the Web

Pelicans News Around the Web 1/29/24

Check out our daily collection of Pelicans news and notes from local and national reporters around the Internet on January 29, 2024.

Injury Report: Pelicans healthy ahead of game against Boston Celtics

The New Orleans Pelicans will take on the Boston Celtics at 6:30 p.m. Monday with a healthy roster as only Dereon Seabron was listed on Sunday's Injury Report and Seabron will miss the game because he's on a G League assignment.

Postgame wrap: Bucks 141, Pelicans 117

Four days after New Orleans established franchise records for points and assists in a home win over Utah, the Pelicans were on the other side of a prolific and prodigious offensive eruption. Milwaukee brushed off a hot New Orleans start to Saturday’s interconference game, riding a barrage of three-pointers and offensive momentum en route to a comfortable margin in Fiserv Forum.

Matt Ryan returns; Pelicans fully healthy ahead of Celtics road matchup

BOSTON (WVUE) - In what feels like an update in the rarest form, the Pelicans are completely healthy ahead of their road matchup with the Boston Celtics on Monday (Jan. 29) night, according to the team’s injury report.

This includes 3-point specialist Matt Ryan, who has been sidelined for over a month after elbow surgery.

Blowout losses to Thunder and Bucks have revealed gap between Pelicans and NBA's contenders

The New Orleans Pelicans will need to win Monday in Boston or Wednesday in Houston to ensure they finish January with a winning record.

The Pelicans are 7-6 so far this month. They have banked quality wins against Western Conference playoff locks (Minnesota) and hopefuls (Sacramento and Dallas) since the calendar changed to 2024. But in that time, they have also suffered several humbling losses against championship contenders.

Pelicans start road trip off with loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

The New Orleans Pelicans’ first stop in their four-game road trip was a difficult assignment. After facing the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday at home, the Pelicans arrived in Wisconsin on Saturday in the wee hours of the morning.